Preparation

• 1). Remove any nail polish already on your toes. Then, to get your feet ready, soak them in warm water for 10 to 20 minutes in a small tub, anything that you can fit your feet (or just one foot at at time) into. Put Epsom salts or baking soda into the water to soften your feet even more. Dry your feet thoroughly.
  
  
• 2). Remove dead skin with a skin file, pumice stone or exfoliating scrub.
  
  
• 3). Cut your toenails with a nail clipper to prepare for filing.
  
  
• 4). Moisturize with cream or lotion. If your feet are especially dry it is good to wet them and towel dry so a little water remains, then apply lotion to keep the moisture in.
  
  

Pedicure

• 1). Clean under toenails and then file nails, moving file in one direction only.
  
  
• 2). Push cuticles back gently with a cuticle stick or cuticle pusher.
  
  
• 3). Apply a base coat of polish down the center and then each side of each nail.
  
  
• 4). Allow the base coat to dry thoroughly and apply second coat of polish. If desired, apply a final coat of clear polish.